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River-9 Reopens This Weekend
We aerified the River-9 last week and it reopens this weekend. That means we will have all 27 holes in play for a while, so you can play three different courses instead of the usual one. Nice to have options, huh?
More...Congrats to Riche Haley and Haley Haltom
Congrats to Richie Chuong and Haley Haltom for their victories in the River Ridge Junior Classic. Richie will be playing for Katy Taylor HS and Haley for Memorial HS this upcoming season. Best of luck to you both and to all the participants in the event. It was a great turnout and we enjoy being able to host such a fun event.
More...Parkland and Ridge Greens in Great Shape
We begin aerifying the River 9’s greens on Monday- all three 9’s will be open for play this weekend. The Parkland and Ridge nines have healed back completely and are in excellent shape, so you won’t find three sets of putting surfaces anywhere in town as good as ours. You should come check out the course when you get a chance; it’s playing pretty tough but the beauty alone makes you forget your score.
Tips/Thoughts From Our PGA Head Pro, Trey Birchum:
It’s got to get there…
I have no doubt at least once gone over this with a couple of you in the pro shop. And I may have even stuck it in a column once or twice. But I’m going to say this again, because I’m mad at myself and need a little tough love. GET IT TO THE HOLE!!! What a simple, concise, all encompassing phrase that says so little, yet so much. Are you leaving putts dead in the jaws? Can you not get one past the cup to save your life?
More...It’s a goofy game
It’s a goofy game...I know, I know… How many times have you heard about golf being a game of opposites? You want your divot to go to the right so the ball goes to the left, you hit the little ball instead of the big ball, except if you’re in a bunker then you....you all know what I mean.
More...What hole were you aiming at?
What hole were you aiming at? See, I wish I was making that up. But I’m not. I have played rounds with and watched people swing a golf club on one hole while aimed into the middle of an adjacent hole. What inevitably happens is they stripe one, dead down the line they’re aiming at, right into the woods toward the next hole.
More...Turn or over-turn…
One of the things you hear a lot of instructors and TV commentators talk about is making a big shoulder turn. A large shoulder turn is one of the factors that will increase your distance off the tee and with all your clubs. But there is one factor everyone seems to leave out when they are discussing a large shoulder turn…
Warming up…
How do you warm up for your round? I’ll tell you how I warm up; I open the trunk, get out my bag, put my shoes on, go to the tee, twist around a couple of times to pop my back and I hit. That’s it. I don’t hit range balls, I don’t putt, I just go. That’s what works for me. I’ve learned this through countless years of trial and mostly error, and it works because it’s in the rhythm of what I do every day. I’ve tried to go out on the range before a round and work through my bag, and I basically can’t. I don’t possess the attention span, and I freely admit it. One of the things people don’t understand about the golf business is…
More...Time to check out the bag
Time to check out the bag...Now that the time has changed and the season is in full swing, its time to take a look in your bag and check the condition of your equipment. How long has it been since you changed your grips? Has it been over a year? Two? The life of the club?
More...Random Thoughts from Trey
Teens vs. Cyborgs - Who Wins?
I have come to the realization that in a couple of months I will be the parent of a teenager. Is my life over? Should I buy lots of pharmaceutical stocks? Do I need to start hiding things like money and keys? My biggest concern is that my kids are basically smarter than I am now, and they already know it. So when they’re both teenagers, do I even bother to get out of bed anymore or just let them tell me what my day will be?
I need to know all of this stuff pretty quick, so as you wander through the shop, just consider yourself Yoda and me an older, fatter, balder Luke. At some point that stinking Mark Hamill has to start losing his hair anyway. But then again, Harrison Ford still looks good. At 80. And I think the guys stuck inside the robot costumes are still around. Scarred for life, but still around. Bet they don’t have teenagers anymore, though. So don’t give me any robot advice, OK? I’m good with that. At least until the machines achieve self-consciousness and awareness. At that point, I’ll have to deal with James Cameron, and I’m going to need more ammo for that one. One thing at a time, OK?
More...Things I think
Back in the saddle again....
Things I think
I think someone should put a big sign up when you get into Louisiana. Something like “If you’re going east of Lafayette, it’s a bridge. Just a big old bridge. One after the other. For hours. If you freak out on bridges, turn around, go north, or fly.” Something like that.
Seaside, Florida may the the coolest place on earth.
There has to be a city planner around here somewhere. I’d like to know who is in charge of the decision to take a five lane Interstate in the middle of the fourth largest city in America down to two lanes. On Friday night. When there’s no way 2.5 million people would possibly be on the road starting their weekend. I mean, surely no one in Houston goes out on Friday night, right? Don’t you all stay at home and watch PBS? That has to be it. Gotta be.
I think that if you’re going to scare an entire nation and ruin the economy of entire states, you should keep telling people that they’re going to come out of the Gulf looking like Swamp Thing. This is going to shock some of you, but there have been tar balls on Gulf of Mexico beaches for a few decades now. When waves of oil reach a beach or marsh, that’s a problem. Getting a tar ball on your little MSNBC toe is not a national catastrophe. It’s called living on the Gulf. And before you start in with the whole “Any tar ball is a crime against the environment” stuff, take a look down at your little plastic I-Phone and check out the statement from filling up the gas on your little charter flight down here while you’re putting on your “No Animal Tested” lipstick that comes out of a plastic tube. Then you can tell me all about how you’re trying to do your part to save the world. “We have to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels!” Really? I hadn’t heard. Look, we know you had to look us up on your little Google map, but we’ve been here a while. We even have Starbucks and Panera’s. Sum of us done even had sum skoolin. Welcome to the party.
Koko the Monkey
The court jester will be taking a little R&R at an undisclosed location. Rumors of therapy and little umbrellas abound...In his stead, all of his important responsibilities will be handled by Koko the monkey, the cast of Justified, and that World Cup octopus. We’ll return in a couple of weeks with our latest installment of An Idiot With a Computer.
More...Little Johnny Lost a Day
Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. It was fun being able to see family and friends and let all the kids run around and go crazy for a while. Good country. Cool place to hang out. Think we’ll stick around a while.
I think you’re doing a great job with the team. I especially admire your dedication. Having 8 and 9-year-olds practice for four hours a night, four days a week...that’s impressive. They must really be getting better. No? Hmm....
I really admire your ability to put silly things like heat, humidity, lightning...just put them out of sight....shows them how to be a man....standing in an electrical storm, taking grounders...how else they going to improve? Hey, can hold that metal rod up in the air after you swing....gives it a good target.....
Here’s a hint. When an entire junior high and high school athletic complex clears out due to the lights flickering and the ground shaking, it’s probably safe for you to call your little World Series practice. You know, for the tournament that’s two weeks away. You’ll just have to call Mr. Steinbrenner and tell him little Johnny lost a day in his progression to replace A-Rod at third. I think he’ll survive. And so will little Johnny.
More...A Star is Born
Does Lady Gaga play an instrument? I mean, besides the media?
Have had a couple of comments about the new TV ads...here’s how it all went down…
Producer: We need a fat, bald, rather unattractive man for a commercial. He needs to act like he can swing a golf club. We don’t want him to talk. Whatever you do, don’t let him speak on film. And sunburned. He needs to be sunburned. Sort of a metro redneck.
Director: Boy have we got the guy. Only one problem...he’s scared of bright shiny objects. Says something about hearing the satellite transmissions in his head....he’ll have to wear a tin foil lined cap. But the great thing is that he works for food. As long as you keep feeding him, he keeps showing up.
Producer: He’s hired. Don’t tell him you’re filming. He’ll want scale. Give him some chicken salad and send him home.
And a star is born.
More...Clutch Country
I don’t even like soccer and that was cool. A goal in extra minutes to advance to the knockout round. Now that’s clutch.
The major that no one wanted. That’s how it will go down in history. Sorry, Graeme...just the way it winds up. You played well, you played gritty and you didn’t spit the bit when you had the opportunity. There’s a lot to be said for that. Unfortunately, everyone will remember more that the top 5 players in the world all found new and inventive ways to shoot themselves in both feet. Which is really hard to do if you think about it. Americans. We can do anything you can’t. Like shoot 100 in the final round.
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine is on the newstands. It’s almost time......
Open letter to a beach: If you are a beach and you do not have A) petroleum products B) red tide C) dead fish or D) dredged up chemical weapons, please call my house. The pro’s summer is rapidly getting shut down. I know I’ve said a lot of things about Nancy Grace and I realize slow drivers, cheapskates and lazy parents are universal. I get it now...this is all about me, isn’t it? You all got together and decided “What’s the one thing that’s gonna hack this guy off? I know...we’ll destroy all the decent beaches in the Southern Hemisphere. That’ll teach him.” So sorry, America. What’s the word I’m looking for....umm....karma?
So I guess I’ll just have to play golf on all my days off. That’s about 20 rounds of golf in the next couple of months. You all hate me now, don’t you? See how it all works? It’s circular...karma gets even, I get to play golf, I get the mojo back, you get mad at my new karma, we send you out on our course, you get happy, karma has been redistributed, and in the meantime my handicap drops four shots...didn’t know you were learning about Eastern Mysticism, did you? Watch out, the guy will just be talking to you about nothing and BAM! right between the eyes. Ninja.
More...Upcoming Events:
School Golf’s Around the Corner
We’re about to ramp back up into school season again. River Ridge will be hosting our annual River Ridge Junior Classic on August 4th and 5th. Anyone interested in having your son or daughter try out for the local high school team needs to contact your coach and make sure that you get into the event. In addition…
More...Our Summer Junior Camps Are Scheduled!
The first camp begins June 23rd - call the pro shop for details.
More...Tournament Results:
2009 Austin County Classic 1228716000
We had us an old-fashioned barn burner in the Professional Flight Division of The 2009 Austin County Classic.
More...River Ridge Senior Championship
Round 1 of the River Ridge Senior Championship is in the books. Round 2 is this Tuesday @ 8:30 AM.
More...MSGA Results 10/3 - 10/10
Week of 10/3 - 10/10: The results of last week’s Low Gross/ Low Net tournament.
More...Quotes:
Customers rave about golfing at The River
Every hole from the tee box to the green is a portrait of what Texas golf should be.
David A. Dodson, Golfrave.com
From the time I arrived to the time I left River Ridge, I felt I was at a private club instead of a public course. The people were great. The course was idyllic. Can’t wait to go back.
Tom Stell, Houston, TX
Best public golf course facility in the Houston area.
Les Lemak, Member, Champions Golf Club, Houston, TX
Awards and Recognition:
Houston Chronicle Golf Surveys
Top 3, New Courses
Top 3, Best Public Courses
#1 Best Golfing Value
#2 Favorite Course
#6 Hot Spot in Texas (Houston area)
#11 Texas’ Hidden Gems
Top 12, Best Public Courses in Texas
Fodor’s - Golf Digest “Places To Play”
4 1/2 Stars - “Outstanding. Plan your next vacation around it.” Major award winner for “Good Place of Play, Good Value, Good Conditioning.”
Golf Digest
Only daily fee golf course in Texas noted in Dan Jenkins’ article “Best 18 Holes of the New Generation.”